An Overview of Changing Needs and How to Address Them.
The Private Club Landscape is Shifting - Where Do You Stand?
by Kelsie Stone
Oct 21, 2022 at 12:00 PM
We created the Private Club Maturity Model in 2022 as Clubessential’s contribution to growing the industry and assisting private clubs with creating tangible blueprints to guide their club’s future.
Generational Insights Your Club Needs
by Geoff Andrews
Sep 20, 2022 at 3:08 PM
With Clubessential’s Membership Analytics Predictor, your club can monitor vital engagement scores across every generation. Equip your team with custom insight featuring your members and their utilization of your facilities and services.
Private Club Tackles Member and Staff Challenges with Technology
by Devin Meister
May 20, 2022 at 1:32 PM
Delivering an exceptional member experience is what every club strives for today. Happy Hollow in Omaha, NE knows that they need to create memories that members can’t get anywhere else. That bar is continuously rising thanks to data-driven experiences outside of the club.
Reporting Helps Improve Private Club Member Experiences and Build Connections
by Devin Meister
May 15, 2022 at 2:28 PM
Connecting and creating a great member experience has always been about information. Historically that information came from direct contact and interactions with members, supplemented by any tidbits that staff members would share with each other.
Service in the City Club Spotlight
by Devin Meister
Sep 21, 2021 at 8:06 PM
City clubs have always been a reprieve from the hustle and bustle of streets that surround them. But because things aren’t as chaotic, and because there are fewer distractions, every action is amplified and noticed. That makes creating an exceptional experience an exercise in detail.
Hurdles for Veterans Get Even Higher
by Devin Meister
Nov 09, 2020 at 11:00 AM
As we approach Veterans Day, we caught up again with our partners at On Course Foundation.
Growing Stronger Through the Storm
by Devin Meister
Oct 23, 2020 at 1:16 PM
The Clubs at Houston Oaks are unique for a variety of reasons, not the least of which is the “s” at the end of the word “clubs.”
COVID-19: Next Generation Leaders Leading the Way
by Marilyn Cox
Apr 06, 2020 at 4:18 PM
Over the last year we’ve profiled clubs and individuals who exemplify the Next Generation of Leaders in the industry. Through the last few weeks, our definition of leadership has certainly expanded.
New Payment Process Gives Club the Gift of Time
by Devin Meister
Mar 03, 2020 at 1:30 PM
One thing that Stacey Wickham, Assistant Controller at Birchwood Farms Golf & Country Club in Harbor Springs, Michigan loves is the unpredictability of her role.
Saluting Veterans On Course Foundation
by Stephanie Stouffer
Nov 07, 2019 at 9:51 PM
The On Course Foundation supports the recovery of wounded, injured and ill Service personnel and veterans through golf. Golf offers an opportunity where players of all skills and background can compete to improve not only physically, but to build mental strength to overcome adversity as well.
Find Your Way Forward
by Devin Meister
Jul 05, 2019 at 7:47 PM
Maturity models represent how organizational capabilities evolve in a stage-by-stage manner along an anticipated, desired, or “logical” maturation path.
Building the Team of the Future
by Devin Meister
May 01, 2019 at 6:42 PM
It’s no secret that some clubs have struggled as membership attitudes and priorities have changed dramatically. Clubs that have hired and retained the right employees have an advantage.
Generations Starving for Relationships
by Devin Meister
Mar 05, 2019 at 5:40 PM
“What we're finding is that individuals are starving for relationships.” That’s what Graham House, Clubhouse and Lodging Manager of Cordillera Ranch sees as one of the biggest changes - and opportunities - for clubs.